The New York Times – Sports:
J.T. Realmuto grew up watching his family — including the two-time gold medalist John Smith — dominate one sport. It helped him visualize success in another.
Category: Wrestling
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Antonio Inoki, Japanese Wrestler and Improbable Diplomat, Dies at 79
The New York Times – Sports:
After gaining fame for an odd 1976 bout with Muhammad Ali, he became a politician and globe-traveling broker of peace.
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Gene LeBell, 89, Judo Champion, Wrestler and Star Stuntman, Dies
The New York Times – Sports:
A tough guy who got beaten up by the likes of John Wayne, he had a bottom-line view of his job: “The more you get hit in the nose, the richer you are.”
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Lourdes Grobet, Photographer of Mexico’s Masked Wrestlers, Dies at 81
The New York Times – Sports:
In her innovative career, she found her ultimate subject in lucha libre wrestling: men and women who, to her, were members of an unexplored subculture.